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message 101: by Andrew (new)

Andrew (andrewjameswright) | 4 comments Hi,

My book is under the wrong author (same name): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

My correct author page is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thanks!


message 102: by Abcdarian (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments #101: Done.


Александър | 3 comments Hello,

Book by https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... is marked under my name. The book is called "Гласовете на българския диаболизъм" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Please, give the credit to the person it belongs to!

Thank you in advance!

Best regards!


message 104: by Olivia (new)

Olivia (livka) | 7926 comments #103 moved to a 2-space unclaimed profile


message 106: by Shannon (new)

Shannon Fay (bottomofastairwell) | 156 comments #105 done & combined them so you don't have multiples of that book on your page


message 107: by Demi. (new)

Demi. | 13 comments Please separate
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

they are not different editions but a series, the later is the sequel of the prior


message 108: by Abcdarian (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments #107: Demi. wrote: "Please separate
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
they are not different editions bu..."


Done, but another time please start a new topic thread under Book Issues; this thread is for moving books to another same-name author profile.


message 110: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31387 comments #109 done


message 111: by Seán (new)

Seán B | 1 comments Hi all,

The book 19 Randells Avenue is by Jack Byrne - a new author and his first publication
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Not this Jack Byrne who has the same name https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


message 112: by Emily (last edited Nov 09, 2018 01:47PM) (new)

Emily | 17452 comments #111 I have moved him to the three-space profile (Jack^^^Byrne) to distinguish him from 2 others with the same name. The book will leave the other profile in the next 2 days. Thanks for letting us know.


message 113: by Amber (new)

Amber (ukaunz) | 18 comments Hi,

I noticed https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... has the wrong James Scott credited as the author (he didn't write about Scottish land reforms).

Thanks in advance


message 114: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (thejessicahansen) | 1 comments Wrong books linked to my author page. The only book that should be linked to me is https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Please remove Computer love 1,2,3 and 1500 miles - this is the wrong Jessica Hansen.

my author profile is https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


message 115: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31387 comments #113 Books moved to a new profile.


message 116: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31387 comments #114 books moved from & to your profile. May take a little while to all disappear due to caching.


message 117: by Antonio (new)

Antonio Gallo (galloway) | 2 comments How do I cancel a book from my author books? It holds my name but I am not the author. Thank you!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/dash...


message 118: by Renske (new)

Renske | 12219 comments 117 We can't see your dashboard. And adding a note is not a useful way to make a request as notes are only seen when a librarian is already looking at the books. So providing a link to the book in a request is the best way. But I found the book and moved it to the other profile.


message 119: by S. (new)

S. McPherson (smcphersonbooks) | 9 comments Hello,

I recently uploaded a book to my profile however it is showing up as someone else's. Please help.

Thanks
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...


message 120: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31387 comments #119 someone got this one


message 121: by Olivia (new)

Olivia (livka) | 7926 comments #119 Book moved to your profile and added to the series.
I also updated series name leaving a note with the previous title.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1826...

You might want to set default edition for book #3 again, as the edition with no details previously set as default was merged.


message 122: by Antonio (new)

Antonio Gallo (galloway) | 2 comments Renske wrote: "117 We can't see your dashboard. And adding a note is not a useful way to make a request as notes are only seen when a librarian is already looking at the books. So providing a link to the book in ..."

Thank you. This is the second time I found added to my place a book not mine ...


message 123: by Olivia (new)

Olivia (livka) | 7926 comments Antonio wrote: "Thank you. This is the second time I found added to my place a book not mine ..."

Antonio,
please note that you have default (1-space) author profile.
Therefore any books uploaded to Goodreads from various websites or by users will be assigned to your profile.
If you wish Goodreads Staff can move your profile to a non-default one, so you would not have this issue anymore.


message 124: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Campisi | 2 comments Hi there,

Could I please have my book assigned to my page?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

should connect with:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thanks so much!


message 125: by Emily (new)

Emily | 17452 comments #124 done :)


message 127: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31387 comments #126 done. Just FYI Demi, no one but you can see your dashboard :)


message 128: by Meg (new)

Meg Harris (megharriswrites) | 2 comments Hello,

I am the second editor of this book Tales from the Upper Room: Tabor Anthology 2017 but it links to a different Meg Harris profile. I don't have any other books published so I don't have a basic profile. Not sure what to do, obviously.

Thank you,
Meg


message 129: by Emy (new)

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments #128 Moved

Here's the new profile for you Meg: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


message 130: by Meg (new)

Meg Harris (megharriswrites) | 2 comments Thank you Emy!


message 131: by B.J. (new)

B.J. Bentley (bjbentley) | 8 comments Hello! I need a book listing merged.

Correct listing: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Duplicate (author name missing periods) listing: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Thank you!


message 132: by Emily (new)

Emily | 17452 comments #131 done; I am going to have the duplicates of Coming Home and Taking Shelter deleted in the dedicated thread. The reviews/shelvings will merge into the other copy.


message 133: by Tanya (new)

Tanya (tanyaoemig) | 10 comments Author Nate Parks https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... did the cover for this book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
It is listed under his author profile. Should it really be listed under his?


message 134: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8536 comments Tanya wrote: "Author Nate Parks https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... did the cover for this book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
It is listed under his autho..."


No, and nor should the editor. Removed.


message 135: by Ismail (new)

Ismail | 2202 comments Scott wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Author Nate Parks https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... did the cover for this book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
It is listed u..."


It's an anthology, why shouldn't the editor be added?


message 136: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8536 comments Ismail wrote: "It's an anthology, why shouldn't the editor be added?"

It's a single-author anthology, and the editor credit is just a technical byline inside, along with "design"; not a situation in which the editor would be listed here.


message 137: by Ismail (new)

Ismail | 2202 comments Scott wrote: "Ismail wrote: "It's an anthology, why shouldn't the editor be added?"

It's a single-author anthology, and the editor credit is just a technical byline inside, along with "design"; not a situation ..."


I see, thanks Scott!


message 138: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Wright | 1 comments I haven't yet been able to create an author profile as my book is linked to an author of the same name as myself. How do I fix it?

Link below:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...


message 139: by Koenraad (new)

Koenraad (koenraadkelemen) | 6989 comments Rachael wrote: "I haven't yet been able to create an author profile as my book is linked to an author of the same name as myself. How do I fix it?

The method GR uses to differentiate between authors with the same name is to insert extra spaces between the given name and the surname. The extra spaces do not show and have no consequence for the search function.
I added a space to your name, thus moving your book to a separate profile which you can claim here.


message 140: by Vedant (last edited Feb 10, 2019 12:55AM) (new)

Vedant Patil | 1 comments Hello. A friend of mine recently published her collection of short stories. The title is 'Of Storms and Resolutions' and her name is Ankita Singh. But the book appears under another Goodreads author by the same name. Can someone please help me fix this? Including links to the book and the profile of the Ankita who wrote it below.

Book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Ankita Singh
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4...

Thanks!


message 141: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31387 comments #140 Book moved to a clean profile. Should the author wish to claim her author profile, she needs to scroll down the author page to the link ~ Is this you? Let us know.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Perhaps you could let her know.


message 143: by Demi. (new)

Demi. | 13 comments bump


message 144: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31387 comments Done.


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